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Writing Box2nd half 18th century

Not on view
Japanese lacquerware box with gold and dark stippled lid decorated with a miniature landscape scene featuring a pine tree, architectural structure, and small figures
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Writing Box
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
2nd half 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Lacquered wood with inlays of mother-of-pearl, green stone, coral, tortoiseshell, wood, and metal
Dimensions
2 5/8 x 6 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (6.7 x 16.8 x 20.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William J. Robertson
Accession Number
AC1993.179.1
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Japanese Art